Ending a Relationship by Writing "It's Over" on a Sticky

question 25

Multiple Choice

Ending a relationship by writing "It's over" on a sticky note is an example of the poor usage of which component of communication?

• A) meaning creation
• B) participants
• C) noise
• D) channel

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